Limit the following addictive foods to 20 percent or less of your total calories because these foods and additives can increase the intensity of anxiety, irritability, worry, depression, attention deficit, and other symptoms common to opiate cravings and recovery.

Abstinence from sugar substitutes including Splenda, NutraSweet, Equal, aspartame, or Stevia, found in some diet beverages, gum, breath fresheners, jello, fruit pops, flavored yogurt, as well as diabetic or low-carbohydrate drinks, foods, and snacks

Follow the OPIATE RECOVERY DIET in conjunction with a physician-designed detoxification protocol because these foods help reduce the intensity of opiate withdrawal symptoms.

OPIATE RECOVERY DIET

Eat the following medicinal foods (80 percent of your total calories) because they help reduce the intensity of anxiety, irritability, worry, depression, attention deficit, and other uncomfortable symptoms commonly associated with opiate urges and recovery.

Chips, cupcakes, cake, pasta, bagels, English muffins, cookies, energy bars, and bread made from organic stone-ground, whole wheat, as found in BrightFoods recipes. This requires baking or pasta-making skills.

Organic low-fat or skim milk and cheese in moderation for people under 45 (see prostate cancer prevention link for reasoning)

An optimal opiate recovery lifestyle should couple the Opiate Recovery Diet with a good night’s sleep schedule (i.e. 11 p.m. until 7 a.m.); 40 minutes of aerobic exercise such as walking, tennis, or golf, five to seven times each week; plus a daily spiritual component, stress reducer, or immaterial enrichment such as meditation, prayer, yoga, fishing, reading, working a crossword puzzle, or seeing a movie.

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